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Created page for Saddleback church. It is a large church founded by a notable pastor and a large program additionally came out of the church.
'''Saddleback Church''' is a [[megachurch]] founded by [[pastor]] [[Rick Warren]] that is based in [[California]].<ref name="Baptize">{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/rick-warren-saddleback-church-first-baptize-50000-people.html|title=Rick Warren's Saddleback Church Becomes First in US to Baptize 50,000 People; Pastor Hails 'Miracle'|date=August 13, 2018|accessdate=March 6, 2020|author=Stoyan Zaimov|website=The Christian Post}}</ref> It is the sixth largest church in the [[United States of America|United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sermoncentral.com/content/Top-100-Largest-Churches|title=Top 100 Largest Churches in America|accessdate=March 6, 2020|website=Sermon Central}}</ref> and was the first in the country to [[baptism|baptize]] 50,000 people.<ref name="Baptize" />
== Gay Marriage Protest==
About one thousand people protested outside Saddleback after California decided to ban [[Same-sex marriage|gay marriage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2008/november/protesters-march-in-front-of-saddleback.html|title=Protesters March in Front of Saddleback|date=November 10, 2008|accessdate=March 6, 2020|website=[[Christianity Today]]}}</ref>
== Celebrate Recovery ==
The church's Celebrate Recovery program began in 1991. The amount of people who have participated in Celebrate Recovery exceeds 700,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/saddleback-churchs-celebrate-recovery-now-in-17000-churches-worldwide.html|title=Saddleback Church's 'Celebrate Recovery' Now in 17,000 Churches Worldwide|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=March 6, 2020|author=Alex Murashko|website=The Christian Post}}</ref>
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